Pepsi chief: non-white employees anxious after Trump win

NEW YORK: PepsiCo chief executive Indra Nooyi on Thursday said minorities in the United States need to be reassured of their safety after Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the US presidential election.

“The first thing we have to do is assure everyone in the US that everyone is safe.”

India-born Nooyi, who supported Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton, said at the New York Times Dealbook conference that she hoped Trump’s controversial statements on immigrants and minorities during the election battle were “just campaign rhetoric.”

She congratulated Trump, but suggested he needs to set a much more inclusive tone. Pepsi employees, especially those who are minority, are “in mourning,” she said.